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Representatives of more than 600 Bermuda vacation rentals have called on the Government to scrap the Travel Authorisation form, saying it is negatively impacting tourism.
Bravo, the Bermuda Rental Association of Vacation (Home) Owners, penned a join...
DATE: Apr 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity wants to recruit a team of “weekday warriors” to help with restoration work on an historic fort.
Work has already started at Fort Cunningham on Paget Island, St George’s Harbour, with members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment helping to clear u...
DATE: Apr 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The reopening of the island’s biggest resort is “critical” to the recovery of the visitor industry, the chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said.
Charles Jeffers II highlighted that the number of hotel beds in Bermuda had plummeted to be...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Industrial Union yesterday backed a $50m government guarantee for the redevelopment of the island’s biggest resort.
Chris Furbert, the union’s president, criticised the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance for demanding answers from the ruling...
DATE: Mar 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Tourism bosses have admitted that St George needed better transport links to capitalise on the visitor trade.
Charles Jeffers II, the chief executive of the BTA, said the organisation recognised the “critical importance” of the Olde Towne to the isla...
DATE: Feb 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Businesses in ailing St George feel “abandoned” by the authorities as they struggle to reinvigorate the Unesco World Heritage Site
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Ferry crew members have undergone special training to help make travel on the service a better experience for the disabled.
A total of 22 frontline ferry staff took part in the training, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority and designed to help...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Chefs at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel have created a larger than life festive moongate made from gingerbread.
The sweet-smelling structure stands 10ft tall, weighs in at more than 300lbs and takes up almost the entire width of the hotel lobb...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A bill extending the operating hours of cruise ship casinos was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday night.
Currently, casinos on ships can only open between 9pm and 5am in Bermuda’s waters but the Cruise Ships (Casinos) Amendment Act passed yes...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A blueprint to boost the economy in ailing St George will be considered, the Government revealed in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delivered the speech on behalf of the Government, said the strategic plan would be “infor...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan